Most Influential People in Putting Racial Abuse to an End
People who’ve helped rid racial abuse.
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Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. was the leader of the civil rights movement in America. He began his work when a black woman was arrested for not giving up her seat for a white man on a bus. He delivered his most famous speech during the March on Washington his “I Have a Dream” speech. His work helped pass the Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act in 1964 and 1965 before he was assassinated on the 4th April, 1968.
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Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela worked hard for equal rights in South Africa and thus, was the South African civil rights leader. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993. He also became the 11th President in South Africa as well as the country’s first black President, from May 1994 until June 1999. He is still alive to this day and is a prominent figure in the world.
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John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy was the President of America from January 20, 1961 November 22, 1963. He supported the move for equal rights despite angering many people especially the whites in Southern States. Kennedy was the one who proposed what would become the Civil Rights Act of 1964 on the 11th of June 1963. He was assassinated on the 22nd November 1963.
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Malcolm X
Malcolm X was an American Black Muslim minister. He was also a one-time spokesman for the Nation of Islam before leaving it in 1964. He later became a Sunni Muslim and founded the Muslim Mosque, Inc. as well as the Organization of Afro-American Unity. He was assassinated on the first day of National Brotherhood Week in Washington Heights.
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Post Commentsam
On October 26, 2008 at 2:36 pm
wasn’t malcom x racist?
jordyn
On February 4, 2009 at 8:42 pm
how so? please explain.